Episode 87
“Etch!”
Patter!
Jinho hyung covered in ramen and rice grains calmly rubbed his face with a wet tissue.
“If you don’t like it, say it, say it.”
“It’s not like that. It just came out of nowhere.”
“Don’t make excuses. It looks uglier.”
It’s true. Instead of answering, I rubbed my nose.
Is someone swearing at me?
‘Now that I think about it, there’s one guy who can do that.’
Lim Chang-soo’s crime motive is not enough, so it overflows. Still, since Santa Claus gave me 4 billion as a present, I can happily curse at least a few times.
‘I did it just in case, but surprisingly, he was a guy who kept his promise.’
I remembered the text message I received this morning. Bank application notifications installed on your smartphone inform you of deposits and withdrawals without omission.
[4, 000, 000, 000 won has been deposited into Jin Tae-kyung’s 110-***-*** account.]
If there was a trivial happening, it was Jinho hyung who first discovered it. He made a mistake by leaving his smartphone in the room to take a shower.
“You rich guy, what is ramen, ramen?”
“You talk a lot. You put beef in it. Do you like beef?”
Man, you don’t mean that now.”
bang! Jinho hyung put the spoon down roughly.
Of course, I didn’t do it to say anything, but because I was full.
“Why are you eating ramen at a gosiwon when you have 4 billion in your bank account?
I mean.”
“What does it matter? I like it.”
“… … It is, but.”
“And it’s only been an hour since the money came in? I don’t know what to do either, so be quiet.”
I’m pretending to be fine, but in fact I’ve been dazed since before. She has been earning money like a worker ant, but the place where she spends it has always been decided.
Then, a ton of money fell from the sky.
4 billion is money that can do a lot of things. Many thoughts had to follow.
“What kind of person is worrying so much?
Isn’t that the first thing you want to do when you have money?”
The first thing I want to do is…
‘If that’s the case, there’s one.’
slurp. After sucking the last noodle, I got up from my seat.
Before leaving the room, he did not forget to leave a word for Jinho.
“thank you.”
“It was nothing.”
Don’t forget to wash the pot dishes. Goes.”
“Hey, hey!”
”uh?”
In front of the front door, Ha-yeon widened her eyes.
“It’s true. I was expecting it when I saw the interphone screen.”
“… … What if it’s not real?”
“hmm. graphic?”
“Is that something you say to an older brother you haven’t seen in a while?”
“What are you talking about? You came the day before yesterday.”
Oh right. Not too long ago in real time.
Because the time difference is so big, I often get confused. he asked, taking off her shoes.
“What were you doing?”
“study.”
“Come to think of it, school? It’s a weekday.”
Ha Yeon-yi answered in a sharp voice.
“Your fever is 39. I lasted until the 2nd period and then left early anyway. Since tomorrow is summer vacation, I have been studying on my own for some time now.”
“Are you on vacation now? No, I left early before that. Do you study?
Why does he look more amazing than the peak master? Strangely, even if I get very sick at school, I get better when I leave early and come home.
Studying even in this situation with a fever of 39 degrees, is DNA different?
“There is no end to learning.”
I left behind Ha-yeon’s words, like the head of the student body, and entered the living room. At home, except for the two of us, I don’t feel any presence.
“Mom is?”
“bank.”
“You answer as if you’ve been waiting.”
“Is it true?”
“Did your mother make you do that?”
“Huh? What?”
Acting is natural, no matter who he resembles. If she hadn’t known that, she would have been fooled.
‘I should have told you earlier.’
Unknowingly, a bitter laugh came out. Ha-yeon caught me as I returned to the front door.
“Where are you going?”
“To find my mother.”
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“Are there a bank or two here? I’ll make you a meal, so I’m eating. He’ll be back in a little while.”
“are you okay. I’m not going to the bank.”
“what?”
“A crossroad restaurant in front of the mart. Right?”
The strength in Hayeon’s hand was released.
“… … Did you know?”
“huh. A long time ago.”
“My mother asked for it. Please keep it a secret.”
“I know that too.”
“Brother, can’t we go?”
It’s Hayeon’s old habit. For important requests, be sure to put your brother in front of you.
“I will be back.”
I brushed Hayeon’s hair and left the front door.
In the elevator going down, I thought of the warmth of the guy still remaining in my hand. The reason why he is studying even while his forehead is boiling.
There is only one name written on the resident registration card, but there are many names that are called in life. It was the same with Kim Jung-hee, who turned 50 this year.
“Ajumma, here’s an extra 2 servings of pork belly.”
“Yes, hold on.”
The most popular name these days is ‘Ajumma. Before that, ‘Hayeon’s mother’.
Also, before that, she was ‘Taekyung’s mother’. Names that I couldn’t hear when the children were all grown up and work got busy.
The one who called her by her real name had long since passed away.
‘Mr. Jeong-hee.’
I met him at twenty-two and he was friendly. In a chaotic time of cataclysm, the two men and women met at the shelter fell in love in an instant.
It was a happy married life. Years passed, but he still called me by his name.
‘Jeonghee.’
Sometimes, I was embarrassed to be called by name in front of other people, so I asked.
‘Why do you only call my name? Who are the husbands of other households? honey.
wife. Everyone calls it that.’
‘So you don’t like it?’
‘No, I don’t hate it, I’m just curious. We’re old too.’
‘What does age matter? I love Jung-hee more than Tae-kyung’s mother, so I call her that.’
‘Why are you doing this in front of the kids?’
‘uh? Mom’s cheeks turned red. Do mom and dad wrestle in the morning? They say it every night.’
‘… … Taekyung goes to bed early today.’
Separation came earlier than expected.
The two children lost their father and she lost her husband due to an unannounced gate that opened in the middle of the city.
The only one who called out his name.
“Madame!”
Kim Jeong-hee suddenly came to his senses. A middle-aged woman with fancy earrings in her permed hair was glaring at her.
“Ah yes. president.”
“What are you doing so you can’t even hear people calling?”
“sorry.”
“A fire plate? Are you done washing the dishes?”
“Okay, that’s it.”
My hands stopped for a moment, thinking about something else. After checking the sink, the boss raised his eyes.
“Auntie, are you going to do something like this?”
“what the. If this was going to happen, why would I have hired her auntie while paying expensive money to do it myself? is not it?”
Kim Jeong-hee lowered her head, and the other employees in the kitchen continued their work as if they hadn’t heard the president’s voice.
‘What is expensive money? While working at the minimum hourly wage at the busiest time.’
‘When you get older, you’ll grow up. Even if I put on makeup and decorate it, I know that I’m worse than Aunt Jeong-hee, so I’m just venting my anger.’
‘In the first place, Ji is looking straight at the counter. How many orders did Jung-hee receive while we were out?’
There are many things I want to say, but I have to finish with my thoughts. The kitchen lady who sided with Kim Jeong-hee because she couldn’t stand it was fired last week.
“Is this why I can comfortably leave my seat?”
“… … sorry.”
“Auntie’s son, Hunter. The pay would be fine, but why do you make food in every corner of the house? … Ah, is there anything special about being an F-class hunter?”
The moment when a mocking smile appeared on the president’s lips.
Kim Jung-hee’s head, which had been bowed down, slowly rose.
“president. You are talking too much.”
”what?”
“You said you were overdoing it.”
“Are you saying I was wrong, now?”
“yes.”
The unfamiliar feeling made the boss speechless. Her eyes, always quiet and gentle, were deeply sunken.
“Please apologize for what you just said.”
“Sah, an apology?”
“Right now, right here.”
“Oh my gosh, what was wrong with what I said? Auntie’s son is an F-class hunter!”
“Are grades that important?”
“of course. Where do you use F-class hunters? My son has to be at least earning money and getting women to line up. this shop too’
“It was prepared by my son, a D-class hunter. i know. I’ve heard it hundreds of times.”
The staff, who had been listening intently, nodded involuntarily. The president’s bragging about his son is a regular repertoire that I listen to several times a day.
How much is the salary, how much is the house, what is the car, and he is so filial that he opened the store as a pastime for his mother, so often that even regular customers are giving up school.
“Then you know. I’m doing it as a hobby, but isn’t the lady different?
Isn’t your son working in the kitchen because his income is not good?”
“Yes, no.”
Kim Jeong-hee calmly continued to speak.
“My Taekyung, since I was little, my parents never rotted away and I grew up right.
I am still working hard for my family. money? I earn enough.”
“All of those are excuses.”
“An excuse? How can I accept and spend the money my children have been risking their lives for?”
“Aunty, are you telling me to listen to that?”
“It is up to you to accept it. And since it’s already been said.
When will that great son show his face?”
“What, what?”
“It’s been over a year since I worked here, but that filial son never came to visit me. You don’t even call, do you?”
Inside the kitchen, which had become quiet as if a rat had died, the boss, whose face was red-hot, opened his eyes.
“Where is the poor bitch with a child… The employees knew what was going to come next.
However, none of them predicted Kim Jung-hee’s reaction.
“Be careful with your words. You bitch.”
“… … “
“… … “It was as if a bomb had dropped for a moment. The deathly silence and disbelief in the eyes that flickered. Everyone in the kitchen doubted their ears.
‘What did I just hear?’
‘Is Aunt Jeong-hee swearing? oh my god.’
This is Kim Jeong-hee, who was always gentle and laughed a lot. She hangs her head without a single word of disapproval at the boss who comes to quarrel with her every day, and she is glaring at her boss with her ice-cold eyes.
“What, what? What did you just say!”
“They said it was a dog year. You bitch.”
“Xia, Thing bitch?!”
The second bomb drops before the shock even wears off. The president’s cry, like a scream, resonated throughout the hall outside the kitchen.
“Who didn’t swear just now?”
“Did you hear? I think someone just called me a bitch.”
“What is it, are the staff fighting among themselves?”
The murmur grew. Both guests and staff. At that time, everyone’s attention in the store was focused on the kitchen.
Bubbly.
A large young man wearing a hat. No one knew when he came in or how long he had been there. Until he takes his steps towards his kitchen
“A cow guest. The order is for me… … The young man grinned at the words of the male employee who hurriedly blocked it.
“are you okay. I didn’t come because of an order.”
“No, but for now.”
“excuse.”
Took
I just pushed gently, but the sturdy employee stumbled and fell. The young man pushed open the half-open kitchen door without hesitation.
and… … .
“mom.”
I met the face of the person I love the most in the world.